The International FILM Poetry Festival is organized by the Institute for Experimental Arts in collaboration with South West Youth Arts and Mandala Life & Yoga Center at the magical area of Sagres in South Portugal.
The festival presents 22 short films from 17 countries, based on collaborations of film directors with poets and musicians- a world of poetic visions for the benefit of humanity.
Poetry, cinema, music and spoken word come together to communicate the inspiration, dreams, ideas and hopes of all of us. The night will include also five LIVE multi media spoken word performances from Portugal, Greece, England and Lebanon.
Program is organized in sessions of 15 minutes performances and half hour film shows.
This extraordinary event invites us to look at the world in new ways. We are searching for stories from parts of everyday life that remain hidden, unknown images of our societies, new ideas and inspiration.
International FILM Poetry Festival
Sat 16/8/2025
starts at 20.30- ends 23.30
Suggested Donation: 5e
MANDALA Yoga & Life Center
X – discoteca topas, Rua da poente, 8650-378 Sagres
PROGRAMME
MULTI MEDIA SPOKEN WORD Performances
LEBANON Ali Issa
ENGLAND Angelina Farmer
GREECE Sissy Doutsiou
PORTUGAL Bernardo Jeronimo
GREECE Tasos Sagris & Whodoes
FILMS
“der und die” – Peter Boving GERMANY
“Statue” directed – Luk Ho Hai My VIETNAM
“Yellowstone 88 – Song of Fire” directed – Betsy De Fries and Jerry van de Beek USA
“Pathless” – Charlotte Verminck BELGIUM
“I lost the way” directed – Panagiotis Rappas GREECE
“They Promised a future” – Laura R. Tolentino MEXICO
“Find a Way to Meet Each Other” – Tasos Sagris GREECE
“Machi” – Eoghan McDonaugh NEPAL
“The Inn of the Flying Virus” – Jiayang Huang CHINA
“Wind whisperer” – Ferri Caicedo ECUADOR
“We Are the Dinosaur” – H. Paul Moon USA
“Troyanker.Tiger Lilies” – Sascha Conrad GERMANY
“Ver Gekomen” – Desiree Brands, Joris Weerts NETHERLANDS
“Together” – Marco Espirito Santo & Del Reginato PORTUGAL
“Miramis” Angie Siveria & Oskar Schuster GERMANY
“Homecoming” – J Chambers & Aongola Victor Simuyemba JAMAICA – UK
“The trajectory of melancholia” – Andrea Erre MEXICO
“Refugie” – Suki FRANCE
“Ouroboros” – ReVerse Butcher AUSTRALIA
“Heartbreak” – Jaliya Bird ANGOLA
“Mum Does The Washing” – Iman Omar UK
“«Réminiscence» Prayers to the Ocean” – Susann Carmen Jagodzińska FRANCE
“c’est la vie” – Ki yuk lam CHINA
“Signals” – Hyenaz
“Chamada Geral Calling All” – Manuel Vilarinho PORTUGAL
“Free Words A Poet from Gaza” – Abdullah Harun Ilhan TURKEY
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Organized by:
+The Institute [for Experimental Arts]
South West Youth Arts
The Institute for Experimental Arts, established in 2008 in Athens, Greece, including members from USA, England, Ireland, Germany, Tunisia, Lebanon, India, and Senegale, is an international non-profit cultural organization, an open platform dedicated to creative expression and research across multiple disciplines, including theater, performance art, digital media, installation, poetry, and art theory.
The Institute for Experimental Art has established a significant international presence through successful festival curation in major cultural centers including London, New York, Berlin, Frankfurt, and Weimar, Athens etc as well as diverse locations across Asia and Latin America, among them Chiang Mai (Thailand), Bali, Calcutta, Varanasi, San Cristóbal, and Mexico City.
more info:
http://theinstitute.info
South West Youth Arts is a dynamic collective of young artists driven by a shared passion for the performing arts and a deep sense of collaboration. For over six years, a close-knit group of young performers has come together to create impactful, authentic work rooted in genuine friendship and artistic commitment.
Specializing in musical theatre, South West Youth Arts brings stories to life through the powerful fusion of song, dance, and drama. At the same time, the collective embraces a broad spectrum of artistic disciplines—including visual arts and spoken word—continually exploring new creative avenues and pushing the boundaries of expression.
more info:
http://southwestyoutharts.org
